St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-20

This morning QUIZ makes his INTRO
ductory bow to the readers OF the
GLOBE, and the diagram Of his frame,
run at the head of this column, shows
that he is a man of brains and great
deal of patience. He starts out agree
ing to answer any question asked him,
and be will do it. 1t may take him sew
eral weeks to get an answer to some OF
the questions prOpounded to him, but
give him time and he is bound to get
there.
Some of the people who ask questions
are inclined to be facetiouS, but QUIZ
is just as goOd-natured as anybody on
earth. and you can't make him mad by
trying to be funny. so drive ahead and
try to puzzle him.
A departure of this nature is not only
an interesting feature, but it is instruct
i've. 1t is an encyclopedia to which
every reader of the GLOBE has access
without going to the trouble of visiting
the public library or wasting their time
in figuring out difficult problems. QUIZ
wants everybody to ask him questions.
He has worked himself down until he
hasn't any over flesh to lose, so there IS
no danger of worrying any more flesh off
ANYTHING that you want to know. No
matter what it is. This department
will be continued from week to week,
and QUIZ is anxious to make himself
useful TO the public.
The long list OF questions and an
sWerS this week indicate that people
throughout the Northwest read the
GLOBE. and that they are not all too old
to learn something. A great Persian
philosopher was once asked how he
came to know so much. He replied:
by not being ashamed to ask questions
when / wanted to learn something"
Let the people follow the plan of the
philosopher and ply QUIZ with ques-
tons.
W. F. BENJAMIN.
| would like to know why the news
agent at st. Cloud hardly ever has
GLOBES enough to supply the demand?
Because the demand is so great. Any
body could answer that.
G.B.R
Which is correct: Il would better do
50 and So" or Il had better do SO and
sop
Neither is dramatically correct. Il
had better do so and SO'' is an ldi0m.
The idea dramatically expressed
would be. lit is better that do so and
500
BUCKEYE.
I would like to know whether ii would
be etiquette to omit an acceptance i'll
answer to a written invitation?
Does the word birthday in an inyi-
tation mean presents received with
thankS?"
First-You are not obliged to accept
the invitation, but you are in duty
bound to reply to the invitation stating
whether you will accept or not
SecOnd-That is about what the word
birthday means IN this connection.
GEORGE f.
| wish to ask you through your col
umnS if patrOlman has the power TO
arrest a person when off duty.
He has. and as a general thing he is
more wide-awake when off duty than at
other times.
+. X. johnson.
Please state if a person can be arrested
on suspicion without warrant.
Yes.
MIKE.
! am 4 young man tWenty-One years of
age. and am very perSeverlng and sue
ceSSful in most everything l undertake.
One thing bOtherS me: l cannot grow a
mustache. If you have a recipe to force
the growth of hair on the upper lip
please let me hear it.
great deal OF outdoor exercise. During
the summer swing great deal on front
gates after dark: this tends to encourage
the muStache, also the girl. There is
nothing so helpful TO backward mus
tache as dark nights. front gate and a
girl who understands her business.
IGNORAMUS.
What is electricity? Please explain
the formation of anchor ice. What is a
gentleman?
First-Electricity is the quickest blamed
thing that ever trayeTSed a mans frame.
IL usually accompanies thunder storms,
and when IT calls on fellow it usually
does all the talking. Electricity. when
applied to telephones, is 4 thing that
takes up persons voice. carries it over
the wires and dumps it into the ear of a
prOfane Individual who is trying to de-
termlne whether he has disturbed a
setting hen or is really holding CONVEX
satiOn with human being. Electricity
is a thing that is not visible to the naked
eve. but is capable of being felt by any
ordinary human being when properly
applied. Electricity is thing that at
tends strictly to business and was never
known to take joke.
SecOnd-When the ice of river is
broken up, flows down with the current,
and striking some obstruction, forms
a dam OF gorge. it is called anchor ice.
Third-A gentleman is man who has
common sense. wears clean clothes,
washes his face and hands and combs